diff --git a/src/sot_loader.cpp b/src/sot_loader.cpp
index de97fe4f5aa5e9b04e20ca687c1a54fb4be398a3..52386d910866b78b431e9be1c56d4b5272b73789 100644
--- a/src/sot_loader.cpp
+++ b/src/sot_loader.cpp
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ void SotLoader::initializeRosNode(int argc, char *argv[])
   //Temporary fix. TODO: where should nbOfJoints_ be initialized from?                         
   if (ros::param::has("/sot/state_vector_map")) {
     angleEncoder_.resize(nbOfJoints_);
+    angleControl_.resize(nbOfJoints_);
   }
 
   startControlLoop();